19th-c. Reforms & Revolutions Jeopardy

Reform in Great Britain

Greek & Irish Nationalism

Revolution in Austria

Prussian Attempts

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$100 Question from Reform in Great Britain

This political party was more interested in maintaining the ruling position of the aristocracy.

$100 Answer from Reform in Great Britain

What is the Tory party?

Bonus Question: Which of the following did this party support?a)The Six Actsb)The Battle of Peterlooc)The Ten Hours Actd)The People’s Chartere)The Corn Laws

$100 Bonus Question fromReform in Great Britain

a) The Six Actse) The Corn Laws

$200 Question from Reform in Great Britain

After the French Revolution, legislation in Great Britain was guided by this ideology (i.e. ism).

$200 Answer from Reform in Great Britain

What is conservatism?

$300 Question from Reform in Great Britain

The 1815 revision of the Corn Laws did this.

$300 Answer from Reform in Great Britain

What is prohibited all foreign grain imports unless home prices skyrocketed.

Reminder: Corn Laws had long existed, initially established to regulate foreign trade.

Bonus question: Which economic system backed the Corn Laws?

$300 Bonus Question fromReform in Great Britain

Mercantilism.

$400 Question from Reform in Great Britain

This radical group sought to obtain universal male suffrage in Britain.

$400 Answer fromReform in Great Britain

Who are the Chartists?

Bonus Question: Were their petitions to Parliament up to 1848 successful?

$400 Bonus Question fromReform in Great Britain

No. Parliament rejected them in 1839, 1842, and 1848.

$500 Question from Reform in Great Britain

This piece of parliamentary legislation increased the number of voters in Great Britain by 50%, thus giving more power to the middle class at the expense of the aristocracy.

$500 Answer from Reform in Great Britain

What is the Reform Bill of 1832?

Bonus Question: This bill redistributed seats in which parliamentary body?

$500 Bonus Question fromReform in Great Britain

The House of Commons.

$100 Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

This man was the leader of the Greek independence movement.

$100 Answer from Greek and Irish Nationalism

Who was Alexander Ypsilanti?

$200 Question from Greek and Irish Nationalism

The Greeks and Irish sought independence from these two countries, respectively.

$200 Answer from Greek and Irish Nationalism

What are the Ottoman Empire (Greece) and Britain (Ireland)?

$300 Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

These 3 Great Powers supported the Ottomans at the start of the Greek revolution in 1821, but when pressured by popular demands, told the Turks to accept an armistice in 1827.

$300 Answer fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

What are Great Britain, France, and Russia?

Bonus Question: What happened when the Ottomans refused to accept the armistice suggestion?

$300 Bonus Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

The Great Powers attacked the Ottomans, and waging a successful war, declared Greek independence in 1830.

$400 Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

This was the immediate and primary cause of the Great Famine in Ireland.

$400 Answer fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

What was the failure of the potato crops?

Bonus Question: How did the British government respond to the Great Famine?

$400 Bonus Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

Very poorly and belatedly. Its relief efforts were belated and inadequate.

$500 Question fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

These 3 factors caused huge population growth in Ireland, 1725-1840.

$500 Answer fromGreek and Irish Nationalism

What are:1. Potato cultivation (more food!)2. Early marriage (more children!)3. Exploitation of peasants poverty (more children again!)

$100 Question fromRevolution in Austria

The revolution in Austria took place in this critical year of revolutions around Europe.

$100 Answer fromRevolution in Austria

What is 1848?

$200 Question fromRevolution in Austria

The revolution began with demands for autonomy by this particular state.

$200 Answer fromRevolution in Austria.

What is Hungary?

$300 Question fromRevolution in Austria

He was the leader of the Austrian Empire who caved in response to popular uprisings and promised both reforms and a liberal constitution in 1848.

$300 Answer fromRevolution in Austria

Who was Ferdinand I?

$400 Question from Revolution in Austria

He ruled Austria from 1848-1916, put in power by his mother, who forced the previous monarch to abdicate the throne.

$400 Answer fromRevolution in Austria

Who was Francis Joseph?

Bonus Question: What is the name of his mother?

$400 Bonus Question fromRevolution in Austria

Archduchess Sophia.

Bonus Bonus Question: Which of the political “isms” (ideologies) did she support/represent?

$400 Bonus Bonus Question from Revolution in Austria

Conservatism!

$500 Question fromRevolution in Austria

Which nation’s army helped to crush the revolution in Austria?

$500 Answer fromRevolution in Austria

What is Russia?

Bonus Question: Who was the leader of Russia at the time?

$500 Bonus Question fromRevolution in Austria

Tsar Nicholas I.

Bonus Bonus Question: When did the minority ethnic groups in Austria finally achieve their goal of national independence?

$500 Bonus Bonus Question from Revolution in Austria

Not until after WWI, when the Austrian Empire was dissolved.

$100 Question fromPrussian Attempts

This Prussian king promised a liberal constitution and unification in response to uprisings in 1848.

$100 Answer fromPrussian Attempts

Who was Frederick William IV?

$200 Question fromPrussian Attempts

This body of representatives was elected to write a liberal constitution for Prussia.

$200 Answer fromPrussian Attempts

What is the Constituent Assembly (Berlin)?

$300 Question fromPrussian Attempts

This body of representatives formed (unelected) to write a constitution for a unified Germany.

$300 Answer fromPrussian Attempts

What is the National Assembly (Frankfurt)?

$400 Question from Prussian Attempts

The National Assembly’s work was interrupted by a war with Denmark over control of this region.

$400 Answer fromPrussian Attempts

What is Schleswig-Holstein?

Bonus Question: Who won the war?

$400 Bonus Question fromPrussian Attempts

Denmark

$500 Question fromPrussian Attempts

This country foiled German unification efforts in the final push by Frederick William IV.

$500 Answer fromPrussian Attempts

What is Austria?

Bonus Question: What political entity was restored, then, in place of a unified Germany, and how many states did it have?

$500 Bonus Question fromPrussian Attempts

German Confederation.

39 states. (35 monarchies + 4 free cities)

$100 Question fromName that Louis

This king granted the Constitutional Charter of 1814, giving France a liberal constitution.

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Who was Louis XVIII (18th)?

$200 Question fromName that Louis

This king was put in power in the Revolution of 1830.

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Who was Louis Philippe?

Bonus Question: How would you characterize Louis Philippe’s political stance and the situation in France under his rule?

$200 Bonus Question fromName that Louis

Liberal in appearance (ex. adopted Constitutional Charter of 1814), but France remained basically unchanged (ex. no social legislation, suffrage limited to wealthy…).

$300 Question fromName that Louis

This socialist espoused the idea of national workshops during the revolution in 1848.

$300 Answer fromName that Louis

Who was Louis Blanc?

$400 Question fromName that Louis

He became president of France’s Second Republic in 1848.

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Who was Louis Napoleon?

$500 Question fromName that Louis

This leader of the National Guard crushed the violent uprising in Paris known as the “June Days” in 1848.

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Who was General Louis Cavaignac?